It's A Thug Thing

Chapter 137

Tamia

I slept terrible last night. I keep thinking about everything that happened and I can't do anything but be in my feelings.

My parents and I have had split schedules in regards to Ty since he was born. I have always been his go to. From school, being sick, wanting to go shopping, wanting to hang out, everything.

We taught him how to walk, read, write, count, use the bathroom, shit we taught him how to how to get home if he ever got lost. We made sure he was straight.

Tyson been mine just not biologically or legally but that's about to change. I changed my whole life when he was born. That's my best friend.

Ariel's been telling me not to worry and I know she gone handle it, it's just this is very sensitive for me and I can't do anything but think the worst. "I got a plan" Ariel says walking in the door.

She's been gone since 7 this morning and it's now 2:30 in the afternoon. "What is it?" I ask sitting up. I been on this couch all morning.

She sits beside me and hands me a file. "Well for one, this is your sister's file, and according to my lawyer, he can get my record clean, yo sister ain't gone be able to afford one that's gone be good enough to beat mine in general, but just in case, I got everything covered" She says. "And also this is all the money you and your parents spent on Ty, including his school records and point of contact anytime there's been a need for an adult" She adds. "So quit being sad and get up"

I make a face. "Rude much?" I ask.

She shrugs. "You cried last night and was sad majority of today, I got shit handled so tighten up and get up, we got shit to do" She says taking the file and sitting it on the coffee table.

I get up and look at her. "Like what?" I ask.

She looks at her watch then at me. "Lunch date, then the car wash cause I ain't go yesterday, then we going to your parents cause Ty been blowing my shit up tryna see you" She says.

I furrow my eyebrows and grab my phone. My shit on dnd all day except for Ariel's number. I got 32 missed calls and 62 text messages from Ty.

I frown. "My boo probably think I forgot about him" I say texting him back.

Ariel smacks her lips. "No he don't, once I told him we was coming he ain't give a fuck bout shit else, I also promised him so Legos too" She says. "This sad ass shit is annoying actually" She adds scrunching her face up making me laugh.

I grab my purse and keys. "Shut up" I say following her out the door. "It ain't too many people or situations that have me like this, the only other time I was in my feelings this like was when you left me" I say as we get in the car.

She locks the door and sets the alarm as we pull off. "Ion like it" She says. "It makes me mad actually" She adds.

I start rubbing the back of her neck while scrolling through my Twitter feed with my other. "Why?" I ask.

She shrugs. "I feel like it's my responsibility to make sure you happy so when you not, it bothers me and I feel like I'm not doing my job" She says. "That's why I got up at 6 and been talking with yo parents, my parents, and my lawyer all day to make sure we got this shit right" She adds.

I smile. Ariel really goes above and beyond for anybody she cares about and it makes me smile. Folks be using their mishaps and misfortunes in life as an excuse to be shitty people but Ariel only uses it to make sure she's better now than before.

We get some place called Pedalers Fork and walk in. We get seated and wait to order. "This is nice" I say smiling. "I feel better already" I add.

I look around and see they have a bike shop and coffee shop. "Good, I heard they have great food, so hopefully they don't piss me off" She says. "How many kids you want?" She asks sitting her menu down and looking at me.